The bill attempts to limit illegal gun sales requiring anyone licensed as a Federal Firearms Dealer to be certified by the Illinois State Police and requires the State Police to make key information related to firearms used in crimes available to the public.

“It is critical that we continue to ensure that law enforcement has the tools necessary to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and out of our streets. This legislation will also keep our schools on the Southwest Side and places of employment and worship safe,” Sandoval said. “I commend Governor Pritzker’s decision to sign this piece of legislation into law.”

The bill further requires annual training for employees of firearm dealerships, requires security cameras at guns stores and allows the State Police and local law enforcement to inspect licensed gun dealerships.

Senate Bill 337 passed both houses of the General Assembly with bipartisan support.

­SPRINGFIELD — Affordable health care, protecting immigrants’ rights, equitable K-12 funding, increasing public safety and creating more jobs will continue to be priorities for Illinois State Senator Martin A. Sandoval, who was sworn in for his sixth term on January 9.

“I look forward to another term serving the men and women of the 11th Senate District,” Sandoval said. “With historic Democratic majorities in both the House and Senate, and a new receptive governor, we have a real opportunity to pass meaningful, progressive legislation that will move Illinois forward.”

As the son of immigrant parents from Guanajuato and Michoacán, Mexico and Senate Majority Whip, Sandoval will continue to fight for working class people on the Southwest Side of Chicago and throughout the state of Illinois.

“I echo the sentiment of Governor JB Pritzker that Illinois is full of light that comes from the people who endure and overcome struggle,” said Sandoval. “I look forward to working with him to bring light and economic justice to working class people.”